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Luther’s return tops BBC iPlayer with 11 million requests

1st March 2019 by StreamedTV

Image: BBC / Sarah Dunn

The return of Idris Elba’s popular detective drama Luther gave BBC iPlayer a dramatic start to the year for BBC iPlayer, generating 3.7 million requests for the first episode and 11 million requests for all four episodes of the new series.

Drama dominated the first month of the year, with every episode of top twenty iPlayer programmes of the month coming from the genre.

The top 10 episodes on BBC iPlayer in January were:

Rank Programme Episode Requests
1 Luther Series 5 – episode 1 3,710,000
2 Luther Series 5 – episode 2 2,590,000
3 Luther Series 5 – episode 3 2,443,000
4 Luther Series 5 – episode 4 2,331,000
5 Silent Witness Series 2 – Two Spirits, Part 1 2,184,000
6 EastEnders 01/01/2019 1,575,000
7 Silent Witness Series 2 – Two Spirits, Part 2 1,503,000
8 Les Misérables Series 1 – episode 1 1,489,000
9 EastEnders 04/01/2019 1,409,000
10 EastEnders 03/01/2019 – part 2 1,284,000

The top 10 episodes per series on BBC iPlayer in January were:

Rank Programme Episode Requests
1 Luther Series 5 – episode 1 3,710,000
2 Silent Witness Series 2 – Two Spirits, Part 1 2,184,000
3 EastEnders 01/01/2019 1,575,000
4 Les Misérables Series 1 – episode 1 1,489,000
5 Call the Midwife Series 8 – episode 1 1,257,000
6 Doctor Who Resolution 1,059,000
7 The FA Cup 2018/19 – Fourth Round: Arsenal v Man Utd 976,000
8 Death in Paradise Series 8 – episode 1 945,000
9 Luther Series 1 – episode 1 943,000
10 Match of the Day 2018/19 – 19/01/2019 940,000

Dan McGolpin, controller of programming for the BBC, said: “It’s been a very good start to 2019 on BBC iPlayer with new drama in particular drawing large audiences in January.

“Viewers were delighted to see the return of Luther, Silent Witness and Call the Midwife and thrilled to see Andrew Davies’ brand new adaptation of Les Misérables.

“In terms of live programmes the FA Cup has already seen a number of high profile matches with the quarter-finals coming soon. There’s plenty more to look forward to on BBC iPlayer throughout the rest of the year.”

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